U.S. patent application number 10/617581 was filed with the patent office on 2005-01-13 for portable human height measuring device.
Invention is credited to Chen, Paul Ping Zhi.
Application Number | 20050007878 10/617581 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 33565003 |
Filed Date | 2005-01-13 |
United States Patent
Application |
20050007878 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Chen, Paul Ping Zhi |
January 13, 2005 |
PORTABLE HUMAN HEIGHT MEASURING DEVICE
Abstract
The invention is a portable human height measuring device. The
device consists of an ultrasonic distance sensor, a controller and
several output units. The ultrasonic distance sensor measures a
person's height. The control unit converts the electronic signals
from the ultrasonic sensor to proper measuring standards. The
measurement output units displays, announces, or/and prints the
measurement. The device is integrated onto a baseball like cap. The
ultrasonic sensor is mounted on the sun visor of the cap. The
control and output units are mounted on the crown of the cap. A
switch is mounted on the top of the inner cap. When the head of the
person wearing the cap touches the switch, it triggers the
ultrasonic sensor to start measuring. The person's height is then
converted to the proper measuring unit, and communicated to the
person via output units.
Inventors: |
Chen, Paul Ping Zhi;
(Pleasanton, CA) |
Correspondence
Address: |
Paul Ping Zhi Chen
1188 Kottinger Dr.
Pleasanton
CA
94566
US
|
Family ID: |
33565003 |
Appl. No.: |
10/617581 |
Filed: |
July 11, 2003 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
367/99 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A42B 1/24 20130101; A61B
5/1072 20130101; A61B 5/6804 20130101; G01S 15/88 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
367/099 |
International
Class: |
G01S 015/00 |
Claims
I claim:
1. A portable human height measuring device, that comprising an
ultrasonic distance sensor and a control unit Integrated onto a
cap, with means to measure human height either in metric or English
system.
2. The portable human height measuring device according to claim 1
wherein said the height measurement can be shown on a LCD mounted
on the sun visor of the cap.
3. The portable human height measuring device according to claim 1
wherein said the height measurement can be announced via a voice
synthesizer mounted on the crown of the cap based on a selected
language, this capability enables a visually impaired person to
measure his or her own height.
4. The portable human height measuring device according to claim 1
wherein said the height measurement and the date of the measurement
can be printed out via a mini printer mounted on the crown of the
cap, this data could be collected over time to calculate a person's
growth rate.
Description
[0001]
1 Reference Cited U.S. patent Documents Pat. No. Date Inventor
Field 442192 December 1890 Lewis 33/512 1377671 May 1921 Dieckmann
33/512 2215884 September 1940 Runge 33/169 2736100 February 1956
Landau 33/169 3313030 April 1967 Heys 33/169 4134212 January 1979
Allen 33/169R, 174D 4134213 January 1979 Kushmuk 33/169R, 161, 11
4196521 April 1980 Hutchinson etc. 33/169R, 161 4412384 November
1983 Viets 33/137, 138, 139, 143R169R 4694581 September 1987
Heinrich 33/169R 5379028 January 1995 Chung 340/692, 33/512,
340/384.1, 446/397 5402585 April 1995 Lund 33/832, 434, 512 5813132
September 1998 Bodkin, etc. 33/759, 832, 512, 494 6003235 December
1999 Chen 33/512; 458, 515; 811 6073359 June 2000 Lee 33/759; 483;
512; 832; DIGI 6226881 May 2001 Landauer 33/515, 511, 512 6237239
May 2001 Miyazaki 33/512; 755; 757 6327494 December 2001 Sakai
600/547
DESCRIPTION
[0002] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a person wearing a cap with
integrated portable human height measuring device standing on the
flat ground. The height of the person being measured is the
distance from the cap visor to the ground measured by the
ultrasonic sensor, plus the height of the cap crown.
[0003] FIG. 2 shows the overview of the portable human height
measuring device. The device has an ultrasonic sensor placed on the
sun visor of the cap [1], a liquid crystal display mounted on the
tip of the sun visor [2] and [3], a control unit [4], a voice
synthesizer [5], a mini printer [6] mounted on the crown of the
cap, and a switch on inner top of the cap [7].
[0004] FIG. 3 is a sketch of the front view of the portable human
height measuring cap. The LCD mounted on the sun visor is flipped
down and shows the height measurement in English standard.
[0005] FIG. 4 is a sketch of the top view of the portable human
height measuring cap with the LCD flipped up.
[0006] FIG. 5 shows the back of the cap equipped with a
mini-printer. The printer outputs the height measurement and the
date the height measurement is taken.
[0007] FIG. 6 shows a portable human height measuring cap equipped
with a voice synthesizer. The speaker announces the height
measurement in English.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0008] Height is one of the important characteristics for a person.
People, especially growing children are eager to know their height
and their growth rate. In addition, the change in height for an
elderly or a patient is also important diagnosis information for
his or her doctor.
[0009] From Dec. 9, 1890 U.S. Pat. No. 442,192 to the recent Dec.
4, 2001 U.S. Pat. No. 6,327,494, all the devices invented use
graduated scale with movable rectangular frame for measurement.
These devices are bulky, heavy, and difficult to transport. For
portability, May 8, 2001 U.S. Pat. No. 6,226,881, Jun. 13, 2000
U.S. Pat. No. 6,073,359 etc. make the scale stand and frame
collapsible, foldable or able to elongate.
[0010] Nov. 1, 1983 U.S. Pat. No. 4,412,384 uses an extensible tape
instead of solid scale stand. On the frame there is a level
indicator indicating its level state in order to measure the
highest point of the person.
[0011] Jan. 3, 1995 U.S. Pat. No. 5,379,028 uses audio signal to
report the height measured on a mechanical slide.
[0012] All these devices have a graduated measure upright stand or
a plate hanged on the wall, a level ruler and a flat ground plate.
They are bulky and difficult to move.
[0013] Therefore, the inventor creates a portable human height
measuring device integrated onto a cap which is easy to carry and
use. It can measure the height of the person on any flat
ground.
[0014] This portable human height measuring device invention is
thoroughly different from the prior and related arts. My invention
uses an ultrasonic distance sensor and control unit integrated onto
a cap to measure the height. The accuracy and precision of
measurement can match any graduated scale. This invention has seven
(7) measuring output choices:
[0015] 1. Visual--LCD display;
[0016] 2. Audio--voice synthesizer;
[0017] 3. Printout--printer output;
[0018] 4. Visual and audio;
[0019] 5. Visual and printout;
[0020] 6. Audio and printout;
[0021] 7. Visual, audio and printout.
[0022] The printer output records the height measurement and the
date of measurement. This data could be collected over time to
calculate a person's growth rate.
[0023] With all these functions, the portable human height
measuring device is still light and compact. It is easy to use,
control and carry.
Operation
[0024] 1. Have the person being measured standing upright on a flat
ground. FIG. 1
[0025] 2. Put the cap on the head of the person. The device
switches on when the person's head touches the switch.
[0026] 3. After the device is turned on, the ultrasonic distance
sensor sends the distance between the cap visor and the ground to
the control unit.
[0027] 4. Upon receiving the distance measurement from the
ultrasonic sensor, the control unit calculates the person's height
by adding the height of the cap crown to the measurement from the
ultrasonic sensor.
[0028] 5. The control unit converts the measurement to the proper
unit, inches for English system or meters for metric system; and
sends the result to the output unit(s).
[0029] 6. The output units then present the height measurement with
LCD display, or/and readout or/and printout.
[0030] There are several selections on the control unit:
[0031] 1. A combination of LCD, audio device, mini-printer to
report the height. There are seven (7) selections.
[0032] 2. The standard of height in metric or English system.
[0033] 3. The language selection for the audio output.
[0034] 4. Set the date and time.
[0035] 5. Device calibration.
[0036] Although the present invention has been described in
considerable detail with reference to certain preferred versions
thereof, other versions are possible. Therefore, the spirit and
scope of the appended claims should not be limited to the
description of the preferred versions contained herein.
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